Gabe Logan Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Is it possible to open indd files? How? KathleenM, Helmuth Pandora, Burny and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinp Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 I'm pretty sure this isn't possible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chris_K Posted August 30, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted August 30, 2018 @Gabe Logan Welcome to the Serif Affinity forums It's not possible yet. There are plans to be able to open IDML files in the future <mod edit> IDML not INDD file clarification was made in an edit on 6th July 2019 </mod edit> lisarose66, melicharlks, eegler and 55 others 46 12 Quote Serif Europe Ltd - Check the latest news at www.affinity.serif.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZombieRofl Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 1 minute ago, Chris_K said: Not possible yet, plans to be able to in the future Great to hear, because it will be a pretty important option in my opinion melicharlks, marcfrancois, rogerwilkinson3 and 27 others 29 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onamac Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 I have indesign files, but also old Quark files. Is there going to be that capability in the future for Quark (even older versions)? Thanks. marcfrancois, EJD1, EmanueL-AT and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaultdweller Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 @Chris_K Is there any planned timeline for this? Are we talking months, years? DSimien, marcfrancois, ernst.w and 8 others 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benwiggy Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 At the very least, importing IDML files is a must. Scribus and VivaDesigner both do this, and it's the only way to get punters to switch, if they've got legacy documents. EJD1, Adri_DLT, Tom Spetter and 13 others 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmuth Pandora Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 There are about four or five threads on this topic. Seems quite important to people. I also would like to see it, as it would make life easier AllAppsUser, jamesholden and marcfrancois 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_K Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 I can't give any timelines for this (IDML import, not INDD). It's being worked and will be in an update when it is considered working and relatively stable. But I would be talking more than a few weeks in not months, It's not a simple thing to just implement (edited by Patrick Connor for clarity that this is a statement about IDML and not INDD: 08 July 2019) skyking, kokichi, heatherl and 25 others 25 3 Quote Serif Europe Ltd - Check the latest news at www.affinity.serif.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ostonica Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 AfPub, based on a very quick test, does a pretty good job of importing a PDF that I created of a book in InDesign. Needs a lot more testing, but that might be a short term option. HOWEVER, the next very important step for me is missing. I cannot export to a reflowable Epub Is that feature also planned. It is needed for every project I have. Amalou, jenda, jmwellborn and 3 others 5 1 Quote Jim http://js-ca.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spamjim Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Importing INDD requires that Publisher has the stable features to replicate what ID does. This is why you're not going to see INDD/IDML/INX import immediately. Toshchak Pёs, rcheetah, Neocreo and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vaultdweller Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 @Chris_K Thanks Chris, I just wanted an estimate. I understand that it's a complicated feature to implement. Appreciate your work. davidmedina, NCTQ and ffionn 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ehyup Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 At last!! Thank you for Publisher! My first thought was how do I import my indesign files? At the moment there is no 'Import' button and 'Open' an indesign file shows a greyed out 'filename.indd'. Hmmm?? But because I always create a pdf from my indd files, I found I could 'Open' the 'filename.pdf' with no problem other than it opens as pages not facing pages. I then clicked the 'Document Setup' tab and changed the 'Layout' to 'Facing Pages' and I now have my indesign page saved as 'filename.afpub'. Good news! BettyA, tmatason, Portals Between and 7 others 7 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted August 30, 2018 Staff Share Posted August 30, 2018 @Ehyup Welcome to the Serif Affinity forum I have merged your post into this popular thread as it goes some way to helping those asking a similar question. EJD1, cubesquareredux and jmwellborn 3 Quote Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinky Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Well that is just not good enough then, with no way to open commercial templates and Affinity not having their own for Publisher I think I'll pass to purchase the final version if it ever comes out. Good luck forcing people to work without templates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pet_r Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 I think you need particularly the import from InDesign CS6 format. Many users do survive with this last perpetual version hoping and praying to be able to finally switch abf, BuffaloChuck, Ashcraaft and 12 others 12 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark-h Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 My next question is: do you think it will it ever be able to export to an InDesign format like it can a PSD? Unless industry standards change I need to be able to deliver editable layouts in a commonly-accepted format. PDFs won't always suffice, sadly. garmay_4, Tim Gummer and Kuptin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuptin Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 That's the question I asked on another thread, Mark. It's an exact parallel with Word – you might hate it but if everyone else uses it then you have to be able to send them something they can work with. So... if importing from ID is in the plan, is exporting, too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark-h Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Just now, Kuptin said: So... if importing from ID is in the plan, is exporting, too? I'm not holding my breath. Designer can import Illustrator AI files but cannot export that format. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelkobold Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 52 minutes ago, pinky said: Well that is just not good enough then, with no way to open commercial templates and Affinity not having their own for Publisher I think I'll pass to purchase the final version if it ever comes out. Good luck forcing people to work without templates. yeah but then it is still early beta.... pixelarte 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
otheroom Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 The ability to import InDesign files is a very important feature for me. I've been able to move my pixel and vector work to Affinity Photo and Designer completely because they do a reasonable job opening up PSD and AI files. I don't use InDesign nearly as often but I do have files going back almost 20 years that I need to open from time to time. EJD1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballardstudio Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 If Affinity doesn't do it, there probably will be a third-party plug-in like Markzware did with Q2ID. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donmcdonald Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 indd export not as critical as is the ability to import. Most are probably exporting the bulk of their efforts into some variation of pdf, but to move ongoing legacy projects to Publisher will require an InDesign import system of some sort (preferably sooner than later). garmay_4, nicko_74, Pixelkobold and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmmls Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Please add an Indesign import feature. This is very important if you want people to migrate from Indesign to Publisher ... garmay_4, Styl, Tom Spetter and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zbigg Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 1 hour ago, donmcdonald said: indd export not as critical as is the ability to import. Most are probably exporting the bulk of their efforts into some variation of pdf, but to move ongoing legacy projects to Publisher will require an InDesign import system of some sort (preferably sooner than later). As long as we are supposed to test beta both import and export indd/idml ability IS CRITICAL because ITS BETA and if you do your work on beta you always have to be secured with possibility to finish your tasks/documents in the other app. If its not critical - should you use AP for fun only ? )) Imho. marcfrancois, Peter Green and fairweather 3 Quote cheers, AF Photo+Designer+Publisher and their betas on Win10 x64/Gtx760+AmdFX+24GB RAM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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